Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #2

On Day 39 I am grateful for so many things:
39 days AF!
39 days of no hangovers
A clearer head
Less anxiety
Better sleep
Clearer skin and brighter eyes (the yellow tinge has gone!)
Yoga :woman_in_lotus_position:
A great job and understanding boss
My beautiful children and loving husband
My furbaby Sadie
My ever supportive friends
A roof over my head and food to eat
The TS community
My AA family
My drug and alcohol counsellor
Being sober!

Namaste friends
Love
Ree :heart:

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Thank you. I am grateful for all the wishes and nice words I had yesterday here.

I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I woke up from a bad dream early this night. Cannot remember having such a nightmare before and I woke up on me shouting out for help that was pitch high. I really shouted. :confounded: Or was it a dream.
I am grateful I found this community. I was thinking of how strange it is for me to put my thoughts recoverywise in German. Like English has the better words for this. Like my lab language was French and cannot think of speaking English or German in a lab :thinking:
I am grateful I have these memories. I am grateful I had friends back then. I miss this. I donā€™t miss the drinking, I miss the time back then and the people. And the biking with them.
I feel my jaw. I am sad.

I am grateful to be sober. I am grateful I can be sad and not wanting to die.
I am grateful I have enough. I am grateful it cooled down lately.

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Today, I am grateful for:

  1. The weekend. I donā€™t always get a full weekend off from work, so Iā€™m looking forward to the next two days. Going to relax, enjoy myself & recoup from energy from this previous week.
  2. Another day of sobriety. Speaks for itself really; had cravings two days ago, but I am feeling much better now. Thankfully didnā€™t give in to the demon thoughts, and Iā€™m reaping the rewards of being ever present & positive.
  3. Red morning skies. Iā€™m currently looking out of the window, and the skyline towards the coast is red, raw & simply beautiful. It adds an ever-growing Wintery touch to the day, which Iā€™ve felt in the temperature drop over the last couple of days.
  4. Guy Fawkes Night. Always celebrated on the 5th November here in the UK; also known as Bonfire Night. Donā€™t often get to see firework displays, so Iā€™m looking forward to watching the towns public display from the bedroom window later, which takes place at the rugby park at the bottom of the hill.
  5. Parkrun. Itā€™s always a part of my weekend routine and has assisted me a lot in recent months in getting back to some kind of fitness. Once Iā€™ve finished, I feel much better & it sets me up for the day ahead.
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I am grateful today for quality time with my teenage brother. I feel extra grateful, he still thinks its fun to spend time with me although we are almost 25 years apart. I am grateful for reading time in the morning, coffee standing in front of me. Its such a wonderful calm and relaxed way to start the weekend. I donā€™t miss the hungover feeling I used to have at all. Grateful to have made plans with friends this weekend, so I wonā€™t feel lonely or forgotten. Have a fantastic and sober day everyone :orange_heart:

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I am so sorry for your and your moms loss. It is always such a horrible thing, when death comes unexpected. Thinking of you and hope you all get to share some beautiful memories of the time you all had together :orange_heart:

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Iā€™m grateful for my morning coffee particularly when Iā€™m awake early.
Iā€™m grateful for Christmas music- it makes me happy. (Yes I know itā€™s a bit early in the season :joy:)
Iā€™m grateful my mood was a bit better yesterday and I didnā€™t have constant crying spells.

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Morning,
Iā€™m grateful that I can add a wedding to my list of sober firsts.
Iā€™d mentioned to my sister earlier in the morning that we werenā€™t drinking and she mustā€™ve told the whole family because everyone asked me about it. Itā€™s funny how so many people say that they are stopping or cutting down.
Iā€™m grateful to sleep til 10.20 am! We got home at 1am so that is a great length of sleep for me.
In an hour or so I need to get ready for a 50th birthday, Iā€™ve not woken up properly yet. So grateful not to be hungover this morning, I canā€™t imagine dealing with that too.
Iā€™m grateful to be here and for all your shares :sparkling_heart:

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Good morning!

So grateful for a Saturday morning with my coffee

Grateful for the excellent sleep I had last night after a busy work week and lots of exercise.

Grateful for the great weather we have had and also grateful for the rainy day we are getting started here.

Grateful for a safe and loving home.

Grateful for good health

Grateful for my sobriety and all the peace I get to enjoy now.

Grateful for this community

Grateful to be in love with my husband

I wish you all peace.

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Good morning all,
Iā€™m grateful the sleep I did get, and that I can nap today if I get tired. Iā€™m grateful to be able to plan for Christmas and not wait until the last minute. Iā€™m grateful for love and forgiveness. Iā€™m grateful I can show that to myself these days. Iā€™m grateful for the stories, and insights of others like me. Iā€™m grateful to know I am not the only one, and I never have to go back to the dark place I was in before. Iā€™m grateful the sun will come up soon, and Iā€™ll feel better. Everyone have a wonderful dayā¤ļø
P.S.
Iā€™m so sorry for your unexpected loss @Frazzetta. Iā€™m grateful you are sober and able to process it with your mom.

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Iā€™m grateful we made it to Cali a couple of days ago.
Iā€™m grateful I made it sober and had no trouble driving the rental car in typical Cali traffic down the PCH. Iā€™m grateful I get to drive back and forth on the PCH a few times :grimacing: to pick my niece up and drop her back off at the SBA airport.

Iā€™m most grateful to meet Gus, ā€œthe baby bump.ā€
Iā€™m grateful to God my daughter is pregnant. I canā€™t believe she is having a baby. :scream: Iā€™m grateful the next time we come out to visit itā€™s gonna be a whole new ball game. :boy:

Iā€™m grateful I got the baby shower all set up for today at the hotel and itā€™s going to be fun. Iā€™m grateful itā€™s only 2 hours. Iā€™m grateful most of my daughterā€™s and SILā€™s friends and family are all in recovery. Iā€™m grateful for recovery. Iā€™m grateful my daughter fell into a group of people, 12 years ago, when we dumped her out here, that are so blessed into recovery. Iā€™m grateful she married the sober living owners son.

Iā€™m grateful my wife ordered her own room service wine last night and didnā€™t ask me to order it. Iā€™m grateful I was in bed HAPPILY reading my book.
Iā€™m grateful I was happily reading my book.
Iā€™m grateful I was a bit nervous flying out here the other day, because of someone elseā€™s drinking and just kept repeating to myself.
Iā€™M POWERLESS OVER ALCHOL.
Iā€™M POWERLESS OVER OTHER PEOPLE.
Iā€™m grateful I donā€™t have to do anything about it.
Iā€™m grateful I just have to admit. Iā€™m powerless over alcohol.

Iā€™m grateful for the 2nd morning in the hotel with room service coffee, fresh squeezed orange juice, and I had a nice sunrise to watch. The second morning after traveling is so much nicer for this OG.

Iā€™m grateful to have TS to lurk and read and if I donā€™t feel like participating as much itā€™s ok. Iā€™m grateful to know you all are here.

Iā€™m grateful for all my blessings.
:pray:t2: :desert_island: :ocean: :blue_heart::older_man:

ā€œWe can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.ā€
Thornton Wilder

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Good morning sober fam,

Im very greatful forā€¦

My sobriety, day 188 free from weed and alcohol
A sober sister invited me to a aa mtg last night
All the blessings i can see in sobriety
Improved relationships
Boscoe, of course, my son
Hubby and his love
A weekend of possibilities
My hubby brought home breakfast from our fav spot, happy surprise
Everyone here sharing in their sober journies.

Love and light to you all!!

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Grateful for 53 days of sobriety. Grateful I been getting more involved in my recovery and more in person meetings and my mental health group on Fridays. Grateful I been picking up my big book more. Grateful Iā€™m spending less time on my phone and more time outside. Grateful work is going ok and Iā€™m facing my anxieties. Grateful to be getting pay checks again. Grateful Iā€™m starting some outpatient services on Monday for my recovery. Grateful I been busy so I donā€™t feel bad about taking it easy tonight. Going to eat white cheddar popcorn and watch trailer park boys . Grateful for God. Grateful for another day.

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:sparkling_heart: Thanks Billy

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Iā€™m grateful to accept that I donā€™t like parties. I donā€™t like them. I donā€™t want to be at a party. I donā€™t want to talk to people who I donā€™t want to talk to.
Iā€™m grateful Iā€™m sober here at the party and I have no desire for a drink.
Iā€™m grateful to post here, it helps.
Iā€™m grateful Iā€™ve brought myself up to bed.
Iā€™m going to decline party offers in future, I was so so close to refusing this one but felt I couldnā€™t. I shouldā€™ve gone with my first thoughts.
I feel rude disappearing but need to look after myself first, the party will carry on without me.

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Im greatful to see @Bluekoolaid checking in sober and greatful!

Im greatful the hubby and i got some cleaning done today. Im greatful we took a long walk with Boscoe. Im greatful for family. Im greatful sobriety clicked for me and i truly want it. Im greatful a new cd came and i will have some positive tunes to listen to on my commute to work. Im greatful for my gratitude practice and it rubbing off on the hubby

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I am grateful to be sober.
I am grateful I went to the outdoor Film Festival last night. it was great. Much better than the years before. It was stories they were showing and humans like stories. I didnā€™t want to go - alone. I am grateful I out on my winter jacket. I am grateful for my bikes. I am everywhere in almost no time without paying parking fees or looking for a parking lot. I am grateful for fresh air. There are good things in every season.
I am grateful I can read through all your gratitude.

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Iā€™m grateful for my morning coffee.
Grateful I got to hang out with a friend yesterday and that he cooked dinner for us.
Grateful for my cats even though they donā€™t understand the time change.
Grateful for a safe place to live and food in the fridge.

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Way to go! That is quite the trip you are describing. And congratulations on becoming a grandparent! What a wonderful journey for all of you.

One of my favorite aspects of TS is being able to access and lurk from anywhere, such an amazing support.

I hope your journey home goes well too. Take care!

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Parties are hard! Even with alcohol I rarely truly enjoyed them. I like to do things with people, not just stand around and look at each other and try to come up with things to say. Drinking too much at parties lead to missing most of the next day for me. Not drinking at parties and feeling uncomfortable means your missing your own peaceful evening.

Iā€™m glad I decided I donā€™t need to drink. It has resulted in fewer invitations to spend all evening poisoning myself for the next day.

Enjoy your Sunday!

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Yup, the pets and I were up before the new 5 am on this Sunday morning. Thatā€™s ok because I donā€™t have a hangover! It is an extra hour of a Sunday!

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